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What is HomeKit Location Services?

What is HomeKit Location Services?

HomeKit: Your iPhone will use your location to control accessories when you arrive at or leave a specific location, such as turning on your lights when you get home.

Should I turn Location Services off?

Important: When you turn off location for your phone, apps and services will not be able to get your phone’s location, but you could still get local results and ads based on your IP address. To get a more accurate location for your phone, learn how to turn on Location Accuracy.

How do I set my HomeKit home location?

Make sure HomeKit is set to “Always”…On your iPhone, follow these steps:

  1. Open Settings.
  2. Scroll down to Privacy.
  3. Select Location Services.
  4. Make Sure Location Services Are Enabled.
  5. Select Share My Location.
  6. Enable Share My Location.
  7. Make sure “My Location” Says “This Device”.
  8. Go Back to Location Services.

How do you add a house to HomeKit?

Add a second home to HomeKit If you have more than one home you can set up multiple homes that can be controlled via the Home app. Tap on the location arrow icon at the top left of the screen in the Home app, and tap on Add Home. You can follow the instructions for setup from there.

What is HomeKit on iPhone?

HomeKit will allow iPhone users to control individual smart home devices right from their phone, and it sounds as though it’ll all happen through Siri, rather than a specific app. This is Apple’s first step into the burgeoning smart home market, and it sounds like an ambitious attempt to make some sense of it.

What are the services that use your location?

Some of the system services that make use of location include setting the time zone, getting relevant content recommendations, sharing your location with friends and family and whatnot.

What happens when I turn off location services?

When Location Services are off, apps can’t use your location in the foreground or background. This will limit the performance of various Apple and third-party apps. Settings > Privacy > Location Services. Settings > Privacy > Location Services > System Services.

How can I Turn on location services on my computer?

You can turn Location Services on either during the Setup Assistant process or later through the Location Services setting. You can individually control which apps and system services have access to Location Services data. When Location Services are off, apps can’t use your location in the foreground or background.

What happens when I Reset my location settings?

When your location and privacy settings are reset, apps will stop using your location until you grant them permission. Settings > Privacy > Location Services. Settings > Privacy > Location Services > System Services.